Meditation Retreat on 26-27 April, 2008

Meditation Retreats

(For Stress Reduction and Relaxation)
April, 26-27 -2008

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AT WAT THAI WASHINGTON, D.C
13440 Lay hill Road, Silver Spring, MD 20906

The program will start at 8:30 a.m. on the morning of the Sunday 4th. Please arrive at the temple by 8.00 a.m. The program will include morning chanting in Pali words with English translations and Buddha's teaching, sitting, standing and walking meditation with instructions.Please wear loose comfortable cloths, preferably white to honor Thai Buddhist's tradition. Bring a meditation cushion or any cushion if you have. Lunches, water, tea and coffee are provided by the temple.

Schedules

8:00 a.m. Arrive the temple.

8:30 a.m. Morning chanting.

8:45 a.m. Taking five/eigth precepts

9.00 a.m. Introduction to meditation

9.30 a.m. Keep practicing moment to moment mindfulness

10:30 a.m. Meditation (sitting, walking and standing)

11:00 a.m. Lunch break for the monks.
12.00 p.m. Lunch break for meditation practitioners

12:30 p.m. Mindfulness with moving meditation including walking, standing meditation.
1.30 p.m. Sitting meditation with mindfulness.
2.00 p.m. Yoga Exercise.
4.00 p.m. tea break
5.00 p.m. Question& Answer
6.00 p.m. Evening chanting with the monks
7.30 p.m. Yoga and moving meditation
9.00 p.m. Spread Loving kindness and adjournment.

Meditation instructors: Phramaha Thanat Inthisan, Ph.D.

Meditation Master and Yoga Teacher for many years.


The Benefit of Meditation

• Meditation is good for all human being for their mental and mind development.
• Meditation is the way to train our minds to develop insight and wisdom.
• Meditation is the way to clear and to purify our mind from impurities.
• Meditation is the way to help meditation practitioners to have calm and a peaceful mind.
• Meditation is the source of serenity and a real happiness.
• Meditation is the way to train our minds to be free from all kinds of mental defilement such as greed, hatred, and delusion or ignorance.
  

Note :- The meditation workshop is opened to the public free of charge, donation is always welcome. For more information please contact: Phramaha Thanat
Wat Thai Washington, D.C. 13440 Lay hill Rd. Silver Spring, MD 20906

Tel.(301) 871-8660, (301) 871-8661
Fax. (301) 871-5007
E-mail: t_inthisan@hotmail.com URL.www.watthaidc.org or http://www.thanat.iirt.net/


Meditation Workshop
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